1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup
Mexico '86

1986 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country  Mexico
Dates 31 May – 29 June (30 days)
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up  West Germany
Third place  France
Fourth place  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played 52
Goals scored 132 (2.54 per match)
Attendance 2,393,031 (46,020 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gary Lineker (6 goals)
Best player Diego Maradona
1982
1990

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983.

It was won by Argentina (their second title, after also winning in 1978), led by Diego Maradona who scored the infamous "Hand of God goal", and also a goal voted as "Goal of the Century", in the same quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his team-mates.[1] Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Total attendance was 2,393,031, an average per match of 46,019.[2] The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of the phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularised world-wide after featuring during the tournament.[3][4]

The format of the competition changed from 1982, with the second round being played on a knock-out basis rather than groups. The 24 teams qualified were divided into six groups of four (A to F). The top two teams and the four best third place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams. It was the last FIFA World Cup where teams from the same continent were not fully separated from each other in the draw for the first round. Under new rules after this competition, each World Cup group had either two or three European teams. In 1986, Group B only had one European team (Belgium).

Contents

Host selection

Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded because of economic concerns. Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada, and the United States (who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup), and became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 16 years after the first one in 1970. A severe earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubt over Mexico's ability to organize the event, but the stadia were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations.

As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertising boards of all the stadia displayed the FIFA and United Nations logos along with the legend "Football for Peace - Peace Year".

For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball").

Qualification

Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Canada, Denmark and Iraq. Canada clinched its spot after winning the final match against Honduras 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Iraq played all their home matches on neutral ground because of the Iran-Iraq war. South Korea qualified for the first time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, and Portugal for the first time since 1966. As of 2010, this was the last time Hungary qualified for the finals.

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces.

Venues

Eleven cities hosted the tournament. Seeded teams are in bold.

City Stadium Capacity Matches Teams hosted in the first round
Mexico City Estadio Azteca 114,600 Opening match, Group B, R2,
QF, SF, Final
 Mexico
Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 72,000 Group A, R2  Argentina,  Bulgaria,  South Korea
Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco 66,000 Group D, R2, QF, SF  Brazil
Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc 46,000 Group A, R2, QF,
Third-place match
 Italy
San Nicolás de los Garza Estadio Universitario 44,000 Group F, R2, QF  Poland
Querétaro Estadio La Corregidora 40,785 Group E, R2  West Germany
Monterrey Estadio Tecnológico 38,000 Group F  England,  Portugal*,  Morocco*
León Estadio Nou Camp 35,000 Group C, R2  France
Nezahualcoyotl Estadio Neza 86 35,000 Group E  Uruguay,  Denmark,  Scotland
Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chavez 32,000 Group C  Soviet Union,  Hungary,  Canada
Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo 30,000 Group D  Spain*,  Northern Ireland,  Algeria*
Toluca Estadio Nemesio Díez 30,000 Group B  Belgium,  Paraguay,  Iraq

Match officials

Africa
Asia
Europe
North and Central America
Oceania
South America

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads.

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Summary

First round

The first round of the finals began in Group A, where Italy were held 1–1 by Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Argentina beat South Korea 3–1, with Diego Maradona playing a major part. Italy and Argentina drew 1–1, Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli scoring. South Korea and Bulgaria also drew 1–1 in a downpour. The final set of matches saw Argentina beating Bulgaria 2–0, and Italy narrowly defeating South Korea 3–2.

In Group B Mexico beat Belgium 2–1, and despite being held 1–1 by Paraguay, they won the group after a further win over Iraq, 1–0. Paraguay and Belgium also progressed after both beating Iraq and drawing with each other. Group C pitted a strong Soviet Union side against the reigning European champions France. They drew with each other 1–1, with a goal scored by Vasili Rats. France beat Canada 1–0 and finished in 2nd place in the group after beating Hungary, 3–0. Hungary had earlier lost 6–0 against the Soviet Union, which won the group due to goal differential.

Group D saw Brazil start against Spain, winning 1–0 after the referee failed to validate a legal goal scored by Míchel. Northern Ireland began their campaign with a draw against Algeria. Northern Ireland were then narrowly beaten by Spain before losing to Brazil 3–0 in their final match. This match saw a goal from Josimar on his debut and was also the final time Pat Jennings played for Northern Ireland. Spain qualified along with Brazil after defeating Algeria 3–0.

Denmark, stormed through Group E, dubbed the group of death with a 100 per cent record. They beat Scotland 1–0 in their first game, then hammered Uruguay 6–1, with Preben Elkjær Larsen hitting a hat-trick. Denmark beat one of the favourites to win the tournament, West Germany, 2–0 thanks to a Jesper Olsen penalty and a goal from John Eriksen. After losing to Denmark, Scotland took the lead against West Germany thanks to a Gordon Strachan goal, but the West Germans fought back to win 2–1. After a violent 0–0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. During that game José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play for a foul on Strachan, a World Cup record that still stands. West Germany went through to the second round despite a loss against Denmark.

Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and beating Portugal 3–1. By doing so, they became the first African team, and only the second nation from outside Europe and the Americas (after North Korea in 1966), to reach the second round. England lost 1–0 to Portugal, followed by a 0-0 draw against Morocco in which they lost captain Bryan Robson to injury (for the remainder of the tournament) and vice-captain Ray Wilkins to a red card (he was never to be selected for England again, even after having served his obligatory one-match ban). In their last first-round game, with the captaincy taken over by Peter Shilton in goal, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped the reshaped side beat Poland 3–0 - although losing yet another player to a ban for the next round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second booking of the tournament. Poland had previously beaten Portugal, and in the end the Portuguese were the only team from Group F to be eliminated in the first round. Portugal, making their first appearance in 20 years, went on strike (in the Saltillo Affair) during the competition. Players refused to train between their first and second games (against England and Poland) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the final group match.

Second round and quarter-finals

Belgium beat the Soviet Union 4-3, despite a hat-trick by the Soviets' Igor Belanov. The game was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, and in extra time Stephane Demol and Nico Claesen put Belgium 4–2 up. Belanov scored from the penalty spot with nine minutes remaining, but neither he nor any of his team-mates could find a fourth goal for the Soviet Union. In Mexico City, France, the European champions, ended Italy's reign as world champions with a 2–0 victory thanks to goals from Michel Platini and Yannick Stopyra. In the rematch of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final, Argentina just edged out South American champions Uruguay in Puebla thanks to a 42nd minute strike from Pedro Pasculli. The all-South American affair had a Diego Maradona's goal disallowed.

In Querétaro, Denmark were eliminated as they went from a 1–0 lead to a 5–1 battering against Spain; key player Frank Arnesen was suspended for the game after being sent off against West Germany in their last group match, for taking a swipe at German playmaker Lothar Matthäus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a devastating performance from Butragueño of Spain, who scored four of his team's five goals. England progressed to the quarter-finals comfortably when they saw off Paraguay 3–0 while Brazil brushed aside Poland 4–0. West Germany had a much harder time getting past Morocco, for whom goalkeeper Badou Zaki had an outstanding game. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthaeus scored the only goal of the match. Mexico won 2–0 against Bulgaria.

In the quarter-finals, France faced three-time world champion Brazil in Guadalajara. Brazil were well on top in the early stages, and Careca put them one up after 18 minutes. Five minutes before half-time, France drew level when Michel Platini scored his 41st goal after converting a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a chance to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by French keeper Joël Bats in the penalty area. Zico got up to take the kick, but Bats saved Zico's penalty.

The match went to extra time, and France had the better of the extra half-hour. No more goals were scored, and so it was time for a penalty shoot-out. Socrates, who had earlier missed an open goal and headed an easy chance straight into the French keeper's arms, failed with the first kick for Brazil. The next six penalties were all converted, and then Platini fired over the bar. Brazil were back on level terms – but not for long. Julio Cesar struck the post with his penalty, and Luis Fernández then scored to put France through 4–3 on penalties.

Two other quarter-finals were also decided on penalties. Jan Ceulemans put Belgium ahead against Spain in the 35th minute, but Spanish substitute Senor equalised with five minutes to go. No more goals were scored in extra time, and Belgium won the shoot-out 5–4. West Germany and Mexico drew 0–0 after extra time (after a Mexican legitimate goal was disallowed), and the West Germans eliminated the hosts 4–1 on penalties. As a curiosity, the German goal-keeper Harald Schumacher jumped to the right in the three Mexican penalties (stopping two of them).

The quarter-final between Argentina and England was featured two very different goals by Diego Maradona: the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The referee did not see the handball and the goal was given as valid. After the game, Maradona claimed the goal was scored "A bit with the head of Maradona and another bit with the hand of God"; it became known as the "Hand of God" goal. For his second goal, voted "Goal of the Century" in 2002 on the FIFA website, Maradona dribbled half the length of the field past five English players before scoring. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War.[5]

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

In the semi-finals, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1–0 ahead against France in the ninth minute, but the outcome remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2–0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the other semi-final, Maradona struck twice in the second half as Argentina beat Belgium 2–0. France went on to defeat Belgium in the third-place match, 4-2.

Jose Brown put Argentina one up midway through the first half of the final, and when Jorge Valdano scored a second for the South Americans in the 55th minute, Argentina looked to be strolling to victory. West Germany then staged a spirited comeback. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes later Rudi Völler hit the equaliser. With seven minutes remaining, a pass from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world title and 30 million people in Argentina celebrated in the streets after the final victory. Maradona was the Golden Ball winner as the best player of the tournament, while Gary Lineker of England won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer of the World Cup with six goals.

Results

First round

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Italy 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
31 May 1986
12:00 CST
Italy  1 – 1  Bulgaria Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Altobelli  43' Report Sirakov  85'

2 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  3 – 1  South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
Valdano  6'46'
Ruggeri  18'
Report Park Chang-Sun  73'

5 June 1986
12:00 CST
Italy  1 – 1  Argentina Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
Altobelli  6' (pen.) Report Maradona  34'

5 June 1986
16:00 CST
Bulgaria  1 – 1  South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
Getov  11' Report Kim Jong-Boo  70'

10 June 1986
12:00 CST
South Korea  2 – 3  Italy Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: David Socha (United States)
Choi Soon-Ho  62'
Huh Jung-Moo  83'
Report Altobelli  17'73'
Cho Kwang-Rae  82' (o.g.)

10 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  2 – 0  Bulgaria Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Valdano  3'
Burruchaga  79'
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
3 June 1986
12:00 CST
Mexico  2 – 1  Belgium Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
Quirarte  23'
Sánchez  39'
Report Vandenbergh  45'

4 June 1986
12:00 CST
Paraguay  1 – 0  Iraq Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)
Romero  35' Report

7 June 1986
12:00 CST
Mexico  1 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Flores  3' Report Romero  85'

8 June 1986
12:00 CST
Iraq  1 – 2  Belgium Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
Radhi  59' Report Scifo  16'
Claesen  19' (pen.)

11 June 1986
12:00 CST
Paraguay  2 – 2  Belgium Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria)
Cabañas  50'76' Report Vercauteren  30'
Veyt  59'

11 June 1986
12:00 CST
Iraq  0 – 1  Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 103,763
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Report Quirarte  54'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 5
 France 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
 Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2
 Canada 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
1 June 1986
16:00 CST
Canada  0 – 1  France Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Report Papin  79'

2 June 1986
12:00 CST
Soviet Union  6 – 0  Hungary Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Yakovenko  2'
Aleinikov  4'
Belanov  24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk  66'75'
Rodionov  80'
Report

5 June 1986
12:00 CST
France  1 – 1  Soviet Union Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 36,540
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Fernández  60' Report Rats  53'

6 June 1986
12:00 CST
Hungary  2 – 0  Canada Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Esterházy  2'
Détári  75'
Report

9 June 1986
12:00 CST
Hungary  0 – 3  France Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 31,420
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Report Stopyra  29'
Tigana  62'
Rocheteau  84'

9 June 1986
12:00 CST
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Canada Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Idriss Traore (Mali)
Blokhin  58'
Zavarov  74'
Report

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
1 June 1986
12:00 CST
Spain  0 – 1  Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 35,748
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
Report Sócrates  62'

3 June 1986
12:00 CST
Algeria  1 – 1  Northern Ireland Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)
Zidane  59' Report Whiteside  6'

6 June 1986
12:00 CST
Brazil  1 – 0  Algeria Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
Careca  66' Report

7 June 1986
12:00 CST
Northern Ireland  1 – 2  Spain Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
Clarke  46' Report Butragueño  1'
Salinas  18'

12 June 1986
12:00 CST
Northern Ireland  0 – 3  Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Report Careca  15'87'
Josimar  42'

12 June 1986
12:00 CST
Algeria  0 – 3  Spain Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Attendance: 23,980
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Report Calderé  15'68'
Eloy  70'

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4 June 1986
12:00 CST
Uruguay  1 – 1  West Germany Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Alzamendi  4' Report Allofs  84'

4 June 1986
16:00 CST
Scotland  0 – 1  Denmark Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)
Report Elkjær Larsen  57'

8 June 1986
12:00 CST
West Germany  2 – 1  Scotland Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Völler  23'
Allofs  49'
Report Strachan  18'

8 June 1986
16:00 CST
Denmark  6 – 1  Uruguay Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Elkjær Larsen  11'67'80'
Lerby  41'
Laudrup  52'
J. Olsen  88'
Report Francescoli  45' (pen.)

13 June 1986
12:00 CST
Denmark  2 – 0  West Germany Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
J. Olsen  43' (pen.)
Eriksen  62'
Report

13 June 1986
12:00 CST
Scotland  0 – 0  Uruguay Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Report

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 England 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
 Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
2 June 1986
16:00 CST
Morocco  0 – 0  Poland Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: José Luis Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Report

3 June 1986
16:00 CST
Portugal  1 – 0  England Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Carlos Manuel  76' Report

6 June 1986
16:00 CST
England  0 – 0  Morocco Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Gabriel González (Paraguay)
Report

7 June 1986
16:00 CST
Poland  1 – 0  Portugal Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 19,915
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
Smolarek  68' Report

11 June 1986
16:00 CST
England  3 – 0  Poland Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 22,700
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)
Lineker  9'14'34' Report

11 June 1986
16:00 CST
Portugal  1 – 3  Morocco Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
Diamantino  80' Report Khairi  19'26'
Merry Krimau  62'

Ranking of third-placed teams

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B  Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
F  Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
A  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
E  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
C  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2
D  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1

Starting with the 1994 World Cup, teams were awarded three points for a win rather than two, to encourage more offensive tactics. Had those rules been in place, Hungary would have finished ahead of Bulgaria for the 15th seed, and Uruguay would have been eliminated.

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
16 June – Puebla            
  Argentina  1
22 June – Mexico City
  Uruguay  0  
  Argentina  2
18 June – Mexico City
    England  1  
  England  3
25 June – Mexico City
  Paraguay  0  
  Argentina  2
18 June – Querétaro
    Belgium  0  
  Denmark  1
22 June – Puebla
  Spain  5  
  Spain  1 (4)
15 June – León
    Belgium (pen.)  1 (5)  
  Soviet Union  3
29 June – Mexico City
  Belgium (a.e.t.)  4  
  Argentina  3
16 June – Guadalajara
    West Germany  2
  Brazil  4
21 June – Guadalajara
  Poland  0  
  Brazil  1 (3)
17 June – Mexico City
    France (pen.)  1 (4)  
  Italy  0
25 June – Guadalajara
  France  2  
  France  0
17 June – Monterrey
    West Germany  2   Third place
  Morocco  0
21 June – Monterrey 28 June – Puebla
  West Germany  1  
  West Germany (pen.)  0 (4)   France (a.e.t.)  4
15 June – Mexico City
    Mexico  0 (1)     Belgium  2
  Mexico  2
  Bulgaria  0  

Round of 16

15 June 1986
12:00 CST
Mexico  2 – 0  Bulgaria Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,580
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Negrete  34'
Servín  61'
Report

15 June 1986
16:00 CST
Soviet Union  3 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Belgium Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 32,277
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Belanov  27'70'111' (pen.) Report Scifo  56'
Ceulemans  77'
Demol  102'
Claesen  110'

16 June 1986
12:00 CST
Brazil  4 – 0  Poland Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Sócrates  30' (pen.)
Josimar  55'
Edinho  79'
Careca  83' (pen.)
Report

16 June 1986
16:00 CST
Argentina  1 – 0  Uruguay Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Pasculli  42' Report

17 June 1986
12:00 CST
Italy  0 – 2  France Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
Report Platini  15'
Stopyra  57'

17 June 1986
16:00 CST
Morocco  0 – 1  West Germany Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Report Matthäus  87'

18 June 1986
12:00 CST
England  3 – 0  Paraguay Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 98,728
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Lineker  31'73'
Beardsley  56'
Report

18 June 1986
16:00 CST
Denmark  1 – 5  Spain Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
J. Olsen  33' (pen.) Report Butragueño  43'56'80'88' (pen.)
Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)

Quarter-finals

21 June 1986
12:00 CST
Brazil  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  France Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Careca  17' Report Platini  40'
  Penalties  
Sócrates
Alemão
Zico
Branco
Júlio César
3 – 4 Stopyra
Amoros
Bellone
Platini
Fernández

21 June 1986
16:00 CST
West Germany  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Mexico Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 41,700
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
Report
  Penalties  
Allofs
Brehme
Matthäus
Littbarski
4 – 1 Negrete
Quirarte
Servín

22 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  2 – 1  England Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,580
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)
Maradona  51'55' Report Lineker  81'

22 June 1986
16:00 CST
Spain  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Belgium Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Señor  85' Report Ceulemans  35'
  Penalties  
Señor
Eloy
Chendo
Butragueño
Víctor
4 – 5 Claesen
Scifo
Broos
Vervoort
L. Van Der Elst

Semi-finals

25 June 1986
12:00 CST
France  0 – 2  West Germany Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Report Brehme  9'
Völler  89'

25 June 1986
16:00 CST
Argentina  2 – 0  Belgium Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,500
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Maradona  51'63' Report

Third place match

28 June 1986
12:00 CST
France  4 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Belgium Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Ferreri  27'
Papin  43'
Genghini  104'
Amoros  111' (pen.)
Report Ceulemans  11'
Claesen  73'

Final

29 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  3 – 2  West Germany Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Brown  23'
Valdano  55'
Burruchaga  83'
Report Rummenigge  74'
Völler  80'

Awards

Golden Boot Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Gary Lineker Diego Maradona  Brazil

Scorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Disputes

Players who were red-carded during the tournament

FIFA Retrospective Ranking

In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.[7] The rankings for the 1986 tournament were as follows:

Final

  1.  Argentina
  2.  West Germany

3rd and 4th place

  1.  France
  2.  Belgium

Eliminated in the quarter-finals

  1.  Brazil
  2.  Mexico
  3.  Spain
  4.  England

Eliminated in the round of 16

  1.  Denmark
  2.  Soviet Union
  3.  Morocco
  4.  Italy
  5.  Paraguay
  6.  Poland
  7.  Bulgaria
  8.  Uruguay

Eliminated at the group stage

  1.  Portugal
  2.  Hungary
  3.  Scotland
  4.  South Korea
  5.  Northern Ireland
  6.  Algeria
  7.  Iraq
  8.  Canada

References

  1. ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico - Overview FIFA - "inspired by their captain Diego Maradona who dominated the tournament in a way that arguably only Pele had done before"
  2. ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico FIFA
  3. ^ Andy Jackson (Jun 11 2010) ...Fan Crazes Australian Four Four Two. Retrieved 25 August 2011
  4. ^ The 100 greatest World Cup moments: 94. THE MEXICAN WAVE The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2011
  5. ^ El Diego - Diego Maradona, Page 127, ISBN 0-224-07190-4
  6. ^ "HUNGARY - CANADA". Planet World Cup. http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupc_hun_v_can.html. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  7. ^ Argentina's Road to the World Title FIFA.com. page 45

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